According to ESPN, center Mason Plumlee has been invited to participate in a three-day minicamp for the US National Team that will take place next month in Las Vegas. It will be the second consecutive summer that Mason, who played on Team USA in the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain, will don red, white and blue.

His participation in next month's event ensures that he will have the chance to make the 12-man team that will represent the United State in the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Meanwhile, it appears that Lillard, the Blazers' All-Star point guard, will not participate in next month's minicamp. During a Saturday night appearance on CBS Radio, Lillard told host Jody Mac he would "probably not" play.

"I did it the last few summers and last summer I didn't make it," Lillard said, when Mac asked why he wouldn't participate. "I don't know why I would go. After I got cut last summer, I don't think I'm a part of it."

Lillard did not respond to a text message from The Oregonian/OregonLive seeking comment.

Last summer, Lillard was one of the final cuts on the FIBA World Cup team. And while he publicly expressed appreciation for the chance to represent his country -- and said he was not "worried or down about the situation" -- he privately felt slighted by his omission from the team.